• Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Jul 15, 2014
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. Mojo
    Aug 20, 2014
    80
    Restrained but emotionally compelling songs. [Sep 2014, p.93]
  2. Uncut
    Aug 11, 2014
    70
    Passerby is an acoustic record of great subtlety and warmth, so much that it overcomes the chick-lit preciousness of Randell's lyrics. [Sep 2014, p.75]
  3. Magnet
    Aug 6, 2014
    80
    Luluc has indie credentials to spare, but all that really matters is that this music is impossibly delicate and deeply beautiful. [No. 112, p.59]
  4. 60
    It's Randell's lovely voice, full and rounded but never overused, that gives the album its potency.
  5. For all its prettiness, though, Passerby is a record that boasts about as much excitement as a gentle breeze, and its rewards are too few and far between.
  6. Jul 23, 2014
    49
    The result is a strictly passerby album: one that is heard and then quickly forgotten.
  7. Jul 22, 2014
    80
    Passerby may not be so suited to the blazing sunshine and the accompanying revelry of summer, but there are few albums that provide a better soundtrack for blissful solitude.
  8. Jul 17, 2014
    80
    Their tactics may be minimalist, and their sound may at first feel archaic, but sometimes pure ingenuity is all musicians really need to be noticed.
  9. Jul 17, 2014
    90
    Luluc's attention to detail and careful songcraft are apparent yet the music slides comfortably by, revealing its true depth with repeated listens.
  10. Jul 17, 2014
    70
    It might occasionally makes for heavy listening, but Passerby skilfully turns quiet melancholy and dignified sadness into a thing of subtle beauty.
  11. 80
    This quaint duo has created a bold and unapologetic record that stands out as the best of its kind for quite some time.

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